First Wesleyan Methodist Church

First Wesleyan Methodist Church is a Methodist church in Roanoke, VA 24017. It is one of 316 churches in Roanoke, and one of 18 Methodist congregations in the city.

Roanoke, VA, 24017

Shares a ministry location with Roanoke Melrose Avenue Seventh-day Adventist Church.

First Wesleyan Methodist Church is part of the Methodist family of churches in The American Church Story.

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The community around First Wesleyan Methodist Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 5 in 10 adults live with obesity. More than a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and about a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for healing in the homes around this building, and for this church to be known as a place to bring what hurts.

  • Obesity: 51.5%
  • Social Isolation: 40.7%
  • Food Insecurity: 35.5%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 32.9%
  • Housing Insecurity: 26.7%
  • Diabetes: 22.5%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 19.9%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 31.1%
  • Poverty Rate: 29.7% (20.4–39.0%)
  • Transportation Barriers: 17.9%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 15.2% (9.4–20.9%)
  • Unemployment: 11.4% (5.1–19.1%)
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 14.2%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.

Roanoke city is served by 141 churches — about one congregation for every 703 residents.

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